(500) Days of Summer (2009)

Director:

Marc Webb

Writers (WGA):

Scott Neustadter (written by) &
Michael H. Weber (written by)

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't.

Plot:

An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

Plot Keywords:

Summer | Love | Friend | Greeting Card | Office

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 10 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Tom
Zooey Deschanel	...	Summer
Geoffrey Arend	...	McKenzie
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Rachel
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Paul
Clark Gregg	...	Vance
Patricia Belcher	...	Millie
Rachel Boston	...	Alison
Minka Kelly	...	Autumn - Girl at interview
Charles Walker	...	Millie's New Husband
Ian Reed Kesler	...	Douche
Darryl Alan Reed	...	Bus Driver
Valente Rodriguez	...	Employee #1
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	New Secretary
Nicole Vicius	...	Partygoer
Natalie Boren	...	Another Partygoer
Maile Flanagan	...	Rhoda
Darryl Sivad	...	Usher
Gregory Thompson	...	Minister (as Gregory A. Thompson)
Michael Bodie	...	Man
John Mackie	...	Mime (as John Mackey)
Jacob Stroop	...	Cupid
Kevin Michael	...	Wedding Singer
Sid Wilner	...	Grossman
Richard McGonagle	...	Narrator (voice)
Jean-Paul Vignon	...	French Narrator (voice)
Bryan Anthony	...	Dancer
Sybil Azur	...	Dancer
Cheryl Baxter	...	Dancer
Gus Carr	...	Dancer
John R. Corella	...	Dancer (as John Corella)
Nadine Ellis	...	Dancer
Alejandro Estornel	...	Dancer
Nathaniel Flatt	...	Dancer
Reshma Gajjar	...	Dancer
Tiffany Granath	...	Dancer
Jennifer Hamilton	...	Dancer
Brandon Henschel	...	Dancer
Michael Higgins	...	Dancer (as Michael W. Higgins)
Kenneth Hughes	...	Dancer
Lexy Hulme	...	Dancer
John Jacquet Jr.	...	Dancer
Jennifer Lee Keyes	...	Dancer (as Jennifer Keyes)
Tim Lacatena	...	Dancer
Rebecca Lin	...	Dancer
Gelsey Weiss	...	Dancer (as Gelsey Weiss Mahanes)
Katie Malia	...	Dancer
Anthony Marciona	...	Dancer
Christopher Martinez	...	Dancer (as Christopher War Martinez)
Vivian Nixon	...	Dancer
Tracy Phillips	...	Dancer
Nathan Prevost	...	Dancer
Jamie Shea	...	Dancer
Ryan Thomas	...	Dancer
Christian Vincent	...	Dancer
Jull Weber	...	Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olivia Howard Bagg	...	Summer - Age 12 (uncredited)
Joshua Collins	...	Co-Worker 3 (uncredited)
Chris Connell	...	Marcus (uncredited)
Danny J. Dolan	...	Alto Sax Guy #1 (uncredited)
Adam Emery	...	Tom - Age 12 (uncredited)
Taylor Feldman	...	French Girl (uncredited)
Landall Goolsby	...	Office Worker (uncredited)
Jennifer Hetrick	...	Sarah (uncredited)
Janis Jones	...	Greeting Card Company Employee (uncredited)
Michael Justice	...	Rooftop Guy #1 (uncredited)
Samantha Krutzfeldt	...	Charlie (uncredited)
Kevin Leung	...	Chinese Father (uncredited)
Michelle Mason	...	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (uncredited)
Christina Miller	...	Girl on Stairs (uncredited)
Kayla Gwyneth Morrisey	...	Girl on the Stairs (uncredited)
Brigitte Ngo-Trinh	...	Wedding Goer (uncredited)
Keisha Ramdhanie	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Eileen Reardon	...	Summer Lookalike (uncredited)
Jason Robinson	...	The Puma (uncredited)
Deborah Rombaut	...	Coffee Addict (uncredited)
Justin Ruse	...	Costume Character (uncredited)
Haley Smith	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Sarah Staitman	...	Soccer Girl (uncredited)
Wesley J. Szabo	...	Summer's Party Guest (uncredited)
Ellen Thompson	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Georja Umano	...	French Lady (uncredited)
Pleasant Wayne	...	Tavern Patron (uncredited)
Maurice Webster	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Kathryn Weisbeck	...	Summer Lookalike (uncredited)
Leland White	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
JonJon Wood	...	Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Jon Morgan Woodward	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Marc Webb

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Neustadter		(written by) &
Michael H. Weber		(written by)

Produced by
Veronica Brooks	....	associate producer
Scott Hyman	....	co-producer (as Scott G. Hyman)
Mason Novick	....	producer
Jessica Tuchinsky	....	producer
Mark Waters	....	producer
Steven J. Wolfe	....	producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna
Rob Simonsen

Cinematography by
Eric Steelberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alan Edward Bell

Casting by
Eyde Belasco

Production Design by
Laura Fox

Art Direction by
Charles Varga		(as Charles Varga Jr.)

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Lukehart

Costume Design by
Hope Hanafin

Makeup Department
Daniel Curet	....	hair department head
Jamie Leigh DeVilla	....	key makeup artist
Jorjee Douglas	....	makeup department head (as Jorjee Douglass)
Silvina Knight	....	makeup artist
Aaron Light	....	key hair stylist
Aaron Light	....	personal stylist: Zooey Deschanel
Vanessa Price	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Jenny Hinkey	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Audrey Clark	....	second second assistant director
Mike Currie	....	second second assistant director
Richard Graves	....	first assistant director
Eric Sherman	....	second assistant director
Pete Waterman	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Richard Alarcon	....	set painter (as R. Alarcon)
Cody Barajas	....	carpenter
Andrew Blunda	....	swing
Luis F. Candanoza	....	carpenter
Frank Lee Drennen	....	swing
Jason D. Drury	....	swing
Mark Finer	....	assistant property master
Jesus Flores Jr.	....	carpenter
Steven Fox	....	construction foreman
Madison 'Maddy' Giessmann	....	carpenter (as Madison S. Geissmann)
Maximino Gonzalez	....	carpenter
Michael 'Mikey' Lopez	....	carpenter (as Michael Lopez)
Dion Macellari	....	illustrator
Simon Mayer	....	carpenter
Keith McCarthy-Smith	....	leadman
Cynthia Nibler	....	property master
Tommy Nooch	....	carpenter
Felice A. Pappas	....	on-set dresser
Chad Seide	....	carpenter
Gary Sullivan	....	swing
Paula Thompson	....	art department coordinator
Amy Lynn Umezu	....	concept artist (as Amy Umezu)
Wyatt Vandergeest	....	carpenter
Michael Voelker	....	assistant property master
Diana J. Zeng	....	scenic artist
Bret Ross	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Steven Vernet	....	art (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bryan Arenas	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Jeff Blehr	....	boom person
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Stacey Dodds	....	sound engineer
Lori Dovi	....	sound mixer
Julie Feiner	....	dialogue editor
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist
Gary Gegan	....	sound mixer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
George Burton Goen II	....	cable person (as George B. Goen II)
Benjamin Hoekstra	....	cable person
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound mixer
Ryan Lukasik	....	foley technical assistant (as Ryan Lukasic)
Ron Malligers	....	foley mixer (as Ron Mellegher)
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound effects editor (as Mark Mangini)
Andrea M. Metty	....	adr facility coordinator
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer (as Stacey Michales)
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Ronnie Morgan	....	first assistant sound editor
Piero Mura	....	sound designer
Piero Mura	....	supervising sound editor
Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga	....	sound engineer (as Rodrigo Ortiz)
Kevin Schultz	....	foley mixer (as Kevin Shultz)
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Andy Sisul	....	assistant sound editor
David A. Smith	....	boom person (as David Allen Smith)
Beth Sterner	....	dialogue editor
Jon Tendrich	....	playback operator (as Jon M. Tendrich)
Christopher T. Welch	....	dialogue/adr supervisor (as Chris Welch)
Tim Atkins	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Bryan M. Cahill	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Jared Marshack	....	sound mixing recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Garrigus	....	special effects coordinator (as Bob Garrigus)
Chris Guzzi	....	special effects (uncredited)
Benjamin Hoffman	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Todd Groves	....	compositor
Steven Nevius	....	compositor (as Steve Nevius)
Lee Roderick	....	lead compositor (as Lee 'Rod' Roderick)
Stephen Dyson	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Kellum Lewis	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator
John Koyama	....	stunt coordinator
Marc Schaffer	....	stunts (as Marc Shaffer)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Anderson	....	rigging best boy grip
Craig Bauer	....	"a" camera second assistant camera (as Craig M. Bauer)
Zachary Boggs	....	time lapse director of photography (as Zachary M. Boggs)
Richard W. Botchlet	....	best boy electric (as Richard Botchlet)
Adam Camacho	....	best boy grip
Steve Charnow	....	rigging best boy electric
Steven Cueva	....	"b" camera first assistant camera
Carlos DePalma	....	rigging grip
Simon England	....	camera loader
Kevin Fahey	....	rigging best boy grip
Jesse Feldman	....	"c" camera operator (as Jesse M. Feldman)
Eric Forand	....	gaffer
Owen Foye	....	electrician
Jamie Franta	....	company grip
Tony Friedkin	....	still photographer (as Anthony Friedkin)
Vadim Frumin	....	company grip
Charley Gilleran	....	rigging key grip (as Charley H. Gilleran)
Jason Goebel	....	"b" camera first assistant camera
Erik Gonzales	....	electrician
Vincent P. Hale	....	company grip (as Vincent Hale)
David Hammer	....	libra head technician
Joshua A. Hicks	....	electrician
Milan Janicin	....	"b" camera second assistant camera (as Milan 'Miki' Janicin)
John Mang	....	dolly grip
Harry Sandlin Mattice III	....	video assist operator
Brian McPherson	....	libra head technician
Matthew Moriarty	....	"a" camera operator
Matthew Moriarty	....	steadicam operator
Anthony Nevarez	....	rigging grip
Matt Perry	....	company grip (as Matthew Perry)
Michelle Pizanis	....	"c" camera second assistant camera
Mynor Priesing	....	company grip
Aaron Pritchard	....	company grip
David Richardson	....	key grip
R. Dustin Sanchez	....	electrician
Chuck Smith	....	rigging electrician
Darryl St. Juste	....	company grip
Travis Stewart	....	electrician
Wally Sweeterman	....	"c" camera first assistant camera
Alexander Taylor	....	electrician
Newton TerMeer	....	rigging gaffer
Patrick A. Toole	....	rigging electrician
Zoran Veselic	....	"a" camera first assistant camera
Danny Vincent	....	electrician
Dan Wells	....	best boy grip
Anders Yarbrough	....	"b" camera second assistant camera (as Anders A. Yarbrough)
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer
Jeff Barnett	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Ryan Copeland	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Gabriel Kaczorowski	....	grip (uncredited)
Steve O'Hallearn	....	grip (uncredited)
Christopher Pritzlaff	....	gaffer: commercial (uncredited)
George Santo Pietro	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Vanessa Ward	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)

Animation Department
Dave Spafford	....	animator: 2D bird

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Erika Lee	....	extras casting
Jonathan Rackman	....	casting associate
Michael Schiavone	....	extras casting
Christian Kaplan	....	executive in charge of casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Summer Browning	....	costumer
Carrie Dacre	....	set costumer
Michele Jaffe	....	set costumer
Daniela Kurrle	....	cutter/fitter
Marcy Lavender	....	costume supervisor
Ryck Schmidt	....	costumer
Deanna M. Saul	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jim Eberle	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Brian Gee	....	assistant editor: Fotokem
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Dave Hussey	....	digital intermediate colorist
Nick Monton	....	digital intermediate project manager
Jennifer Vecchiarello	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dorian Cheah	....	music editor: temp music
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
Brad Haehnel	....	score recordist
Jen Monnar	....	supervising music editor
Patrick Spain	....	scoring assistant engineer
Amritha Vaz	....	composer: additional music (as Amritha Fernandes Bakshi)
Andrea von Foerster	....	music supervisor
Laura Webb	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
John Bojorquez	....	driver
Ernesto A. Luna	....	transportation co-captain (as Ernesto Luna)
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator
Juan Ramirez	....	transportation captain (as Juan J. Ramirez)
Grady Allen Bishop	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Louis Dargenzio	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Renetta G. Amador	....	script supervisor
Mark Asaro	....	production coordinator
Jason Bradford	....	set production assistant
Severiano Canales	....	office production assistant (as Seve Canales)
Barbara Casner	....	assistant production coordinator
Crystal Chavez	....	intern (as Crystal Janet Chavez)
Michael Chickey	....	location manager
Saraleah Cogan	....	intern
Danielle Cohen	....	intern
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance: Indieclear (as Carol Compton)
Crystal Connell	....	accounting clerk
Martin J. Cummins	....	key assistant location manager
André Devantier	....	caterer
Justin Duncan	....	key assistant location manager
Nicholas Dunlevy	....	assistant: Marc Webb
Jenifer Ellis	....	set production assistant (as Jennifer Ellis)
Tara Fischer	....	set production assistant
Chris Goodwin	....	assistant: Mark Waters
Kanene S. Gratts	....	intern
Herman Hernandez	....	craft service
Timothy Johnston	....	payroll accountant
Michael Judd	....	key set production assistant
Kett Kettering	....	accounting clerk
Lance Kirshner	....	office production assistant
Nancy Klein	....	studio teacher
Michelle Knudsen	....	assistant: Mason Novick
Gints Krastins	....	production accountant
Jessamyn Land	....	set production assistant
Jacob Lawton	....	set production assistant
Verla Loomis Randall	....	layout board
Liza Marroquin	....	intern
Richard McCune	....	financing: City National Bank (as Richard V. McCune)
Trey Neely	....	assistant location manager
John Paliferro	....	office production assistant
Frank Pelluchon	....	chef
Tracy Phillips	....	assistant choreographer
Erik Piecuch	....	financing: City National Bank
Jason M. Roberts	....	set production assistant (as Jason Roberts)
Michael Rooney	....	choreographer
Matt Rubenstein	....	assistant: Steven J. Wolfe (as Matthew Rubenstein)
Cassiopeia Smith	....	intern
Gregg Spiegelman	....	medic
Kate Sullivan	....	assistant: Jessica Tuchinsky
Carl B. Thompson	....	office production assistant
Christian Vincent	....	assistant choreographer
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager (uncredited)
Keisha Ansley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Zack Arnold	....	title designer: end crawl (uncredited)
Wayne Barker	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema (uncredited)
Andrew R. Gardiner	....	key assistant location manager/scout (uncredited)
Ryan Schwartzman	....	stand-in: joseph gordon-levitt (uncredited)
Robert Velo	....	production financing (uncredited)
Elaine Zlaket	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Dion Neutra	....	the producers wish to thank: Neutra sketches
Richard Neutra	....	the producers wish to thank: Neutra sketches

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (presents)
• Watermark
• Dune Entertainment III (made in association with)

Distributors

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through Warner Bros.)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2009) (Estonia) (theatrical)
• Imperial - Cinepix (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (through)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Blu Shine (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Blu Shine (2010) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• FS Film Oy (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Handmade Digital (digital effects)
• Monkeyweed (compositing: bird animation)

Other Companies

• Polaris PR  unit publicist
• Technicolor Sound Services  sound editorial
• JRS Productions  foley studios
• Technicolor Sound Services  adr stage
• Larson Studios  adr stage
• Imaginary Forces  titles & day slate sequences
• Fix It In Post  end titles
• Company 3  digital intermediate facility
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• IndieClear  script clearance
• City National Bank  financing
• Department of Social Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA  the producers wish to thank
• UCLA Bruin Marching Band, The  the producers wish to thank
• Studio Canal  the producers wish to thank: "The Graduate" film footage
• Twentieth Century Fox  the producers wish to thank: "Star Wars 1997" film footage
• Film Finances  completion guarantor (uncredited)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency (uncredited)
• L.A. Casting Group  extras casting (uncredited)
• Sire Records Company  soundtrack (uncredited)

Also Known As:

"500 Days of Summer" - International (English title) (imdb display title), UK (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | Swedish

Color:

Color | Black and White (some sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45018) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Japan:PG12 | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:A | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:12 | Argentina:Atp | Mexico:B | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Bradbury Building - 304 S. Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

The studio never intended to include the documentary about love in the film, even going so far as to tell Marc Webb not to film it. The audience reaction during the first test screening convinced them otherwise.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tom and his sister Rachel are sitting on the little stand.They're discussing Tom and Summer's relationship. Just before she leaves she has her left wrist over her right wrist but in the next shot she has her hands clasped.

Quotes:

Tom:Look, we don't have to put a label on it. That's fine. I get it. But, you know, I just... I need some consistency.
Summer:I know.
Tom:I need to know that you're not gonna wake up in the morning and feel differently.
Summer:And I can't give you that. Nobody can.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.18" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want

The Sundance story - How I saw "500 Days of Summer."

This is the story of boy meets girl, but it is not a love story that will unfurl. Instead a story about loves reactions, caused by two peoples juvenile actions

A little rhyme I wrote in honor of this years funniest and most delightful film. In January 2009 I was able to attend the Sundance Film Festival where I viewed a number of superb movies but none so genius as this one. Unable to buy or book any tickets for the original showings I sadly set my thoughts on other films, till the last day. I had changed plans and went to the ticket office to exchange one movie ticket for another. It was then that I discovered they planned to screen another showing of 500 Days of Summer, due to its immense popularity. Immediately buying a ticket, I found myself in the theater a few hours later awaiting with batted breath. I looked around me and watched as Joseph Gorden Levitt took a seat in the row behind, smiling and shaking hands with a number of fans. Although I too was a great fan I couldn't bring myself to go over there, instead I stayed in my seat and the movie started.

An hour and a half later, I was standing up and applauding for all I was worth. In fact the whole cinema was, with every single audience member whistling, clapping and laughing at the brilliance of it all. Then Joseph Gorden Levitt, (the only cast member of the film who showed up) ran on stage and started answering questions. Bubbling with enthusiasm he jumped around, laughing, yelling, and keeping the lot of us entertained. He answered the straight questions with straight answers and the silly questions with straight out of hell silly answers. And at the end ran up and down the stage filming us all with a camcorder, saying he'd remember the day forever, I sure do.

Then he went back to his seat and as everyone exited the cinema I swallowed my pride, walked up and shook his hand saying, "Amazing performance, you're an inspiration." Then it was over, I found myself being shuffled with the crowd out of the theater and into the cold outside. But even though I was in a t-shirt, I couldn't feel the chill, being instead caught up in the entertainment and thoughts of a vibrant funny film.

A film that scores high in all the boxes and one I will certainly see again.

100 out of 100.